Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection.
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Number of refugees APAC 2023, by country of origin
In 2023, the highest number of refugees in the Asia-Pacific region came from Afghanistan. There were approximately *** million refugees who came from Afghanistan in that year. In comparison, there were over ** refugees who came from Mongolia in 2023.
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Number of refugees from the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country of origin [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/641055/asia-pacific-refugee-population-by-country-origin/
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